Ana's Family Does Not Have Health Care, and She Has

question 5

Multiple Choice

Ana's family does not have health care, and she has had several illnesses that have gone untreated. Why might this lead to Ana being behind in development?

• A) She will correlate illness with education.
• B) She will miss out on social interactions.
• C) She will be more likely to have seizures from fever.
• D) She will have little energy left to learn.

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Definitions:

Zone of Proximal Development

A concept introduced by Lev Vygotsky that describes the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Language Comprehension

The ability to understand spoken or written language and extract meaning from it.

Wernicke's Area

A region of the brain, located in the temporal lobe, critical for the comprehension of spoken language.

Broca's Area

A region in the frontal lobe of the brain associated with speech production and language processing.